Documents required

The documents required to be accompanied with the application form for new connection shall be limited to two (viz. (i) proof of identity of the applicant and (ii) proof of ownership/ legal occupancy of the applicant over the premises for which new connection is being sought for Common connections in apartments, complexes and colonies

1. Proof of Identity

Any one of the following documents can be accepted as Proof of Identity (Photo Identity Card)

1. Electoral Identity Card;
2. Passport;
3. Driving License;
4. Ration Card;
5. Photo Identity Card issued by any Government Department / Agency / PSU;
6. PAN Card;
7. AADHAR Card / National Population Register (NPR) Card;
8. Photo Identify Certificate from Village Panchayat or Municipality or Municipal Corporation.

2. Proof of ownership / legal occupancy

1. Certificate of Registration of Association along with resolution from association may be accepted in lieu of proof of ownership, for granting connections.

Note 1. Documents listed above as proof of ownership are mutually exclusive and are individually sufficient. For e.g. there is no compulsion that only ownership certificates issued by the local body is acceptable for buildings.
Note 2. Alternate documents / exceptions mentioned in above, are intended for ensuring Power for All. These provisions, in general, will not be applicable for obtaining more than one service connection for the same purpose in the same residential unit, site or premises.
However in the case of independent dwelling units, separate service connection can be provided on request, if the owner/ occupant is different in each case and if independent access along with physical and electrical segregation is provided for each dwelling unit, based on Certified or attested copy of title deed or lease agreement
OR
Ownership certificate of the building issued by Municipal Corporation or Municipality or Panchayat or Township;
OR
Valid Rent / Lessor-Lessee Agreement
OR Occupancy certificate from Municipal Corporation / Municipality / Panchayat
OR
production of documentary evidence that a separate ration card has been issued to each family.

Note 3. In case of buildings having joint ownership, Service Connection can be effected in the name of any one of the co-owners. In such cases, consent from the joint owner(s) is not required for obtaining Service Connection.

Note 4. If the applicant has applied for a Building Permit / Use Certificate and if the local body has neither given approval / permit nor rejected the application within the time frame stipulated in the prevailing Building Rules, a Service Connection can be provided on request of the applicant based on the provisions of Deemed Permit / Deemed Use Certificate. In such cases, field officers may verify the acknowledgement on application submitted to the Secretary of the local body to ensure genuineness of status and also on production of copies / documents for verification. A notarised undertaking of the applicant in Non-Judicial Stamp paper (worth the amount – presently `200/- in accordance with the provisions of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959), should be submitted undertaking that he/ she is eligible for a Deemed Permit / Deemed Use Certificate and indemnifying KSEB Ltd from any liabilities / consequential damages as a result of providing Service Connection; the applicant must also agree to the condition that service connection will be disconnected if Secretary of the local body / authorized officer requests in writing to disconnect the same on the grounds that the building does not have Permit/ Use certificate/ Deemed permit/ Deemed use certificate.
Note 5. The Supply Code 2014 does not offer provisions for an applicant requiring power to approach the licensee for the purpose, in advance. However, the practice of allowing the consumers above 10 kVA to intimate in advance their power requirement, is in practice in the field. As has been already clarified vide Circular read as 17th paper above, the applications for such advance intimation shall not require any document other than the identity document & ownership document as mentioned above and a self-attested location sketch of the premises where connection is required. Such advance intimation to KSEB Ltd is not compulsory, it is only an option to be exercised by the applicant at his discretion.

Requirement of Additional Documents in specific cases

It is clarified that in addition to proof of identity and proof of ownership / legal occupancy, additional documentary proof may be required in certain specific cases for availing Service Connections.
i. If Service Connection is required for juridical persons, e.g. company (proprietary or partnership), trust, educational institution, Government department or similar institution, a letter of authorization will be required along with proof of identity.
ii. If service is required in rented/leased property, NOC from the owner of the building / land as the case may be, is required (along with the document to prove ownership of the lessor).
iii. In the case of agricultural connection, the claim shall be substantiated by certificate from the respective Agricultural Officer or Veterinary Surgeon / Senior Veterinary Surgeon / Asst Director of the Animal Husbandry department. In the case of agricultural connections in Punja or Kole land, a letter of authorisation from the Punja / Kole special officer is required.
If water is to be pumped from state owned rivers, canals, ponds, wells etc, NOC from authorized officers also is required (In the aforementioned cases, a document to prove ownership is not to be insisted upon).
iv. Letter of allotment from competent authority is required for Service Connections in industrial estates or industrial parks or Special Economic Zones (proof of ownership is not required in this case).
v. If the applicant requires High Tension / Extra High Tension Services or LT service with Demand Based Tariff, a Service Connection Agreement needs to be executed in Stamp Paper (worth the amount in accordance with the provisions of the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959, which is presently `200/-) and also agreeing

1. To abide by provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, amended from time to time;
2. To pay for the supply of electricity during every billing cycle and also as and when demanded based on the prevailing tariff rates and other charges; 3. To pay for all other charges and expenditure payable in accordance with the Code and the Schedule of Miscellaneous Charges and cost data of the licensee approved by the Commission from time to time;
3. To own the responsibility of security and safety of the meter, cut out and installation thereafter;
4. To deposit such security money as the licensee may be entitled to require from him under the Act and the Code;
5. To take all necessary steps in the premises for efficient use of power and to stop wastage and
6. To not indulge in any misuse of power. vi. If the consumer supplies the metering equipment, Test Certificate for the same also has to be produced.

Note 6. Consent from the owner of premises or necessary orders from the District Collector / Additional District Magistrate is required if the power line, underground cable or weatherproof wire to give connection to a consumer has to cross over or go under another property. If the applicant has not produced the required consent, KSEB Ltd officials will take up the matter with the appropriate authorities. It is clarified that applicants need not produce any indemnity bond or make any special deposit for this; however, in such cases, the applicant shall bear the additional expenditure, if any, and the ensuing delay.

Following clarifications are also issued regarding Service Connection Procedure:

 

1. Copy of Test-cum-Completion Certificate issued by the Licensed Contractor need not be collected from applicant while processing applications for new service connection / conversion / shifting and changing Connected Load / Contract Demand in case of LT installations; but until Kerala State Electricity Licensing Board (KSELB) provide a web interface for verifying the authenticity of the claim of the applicant that internal wiring of the premises has been tested by a licensed wiring contractor and that the Test-cum-Completion Certificate is available with him, the inspecting officer shall be at liberty to verify documentary proof during site inspection.
2. License or permit issued by the local authority, industrial license / registration, etc. need not be insisted for releasing industrial connections; however in the case of agricultural connection, the claim shall be substantiated by certificate from the respective Agricultural Officer or Veterinary Surgeon / Senior Veterinary Surgeon/ Asst Director of Animal Husbandry department.
3. Separate connections can be granted to different families residing in different dwelling units inside the “Tharavadu houses” even if there is only a common entrance, provided separate building number is allotted to each of the dwelling units in accordance with the GO read as 16th paper above and there is electrical segregation between each of the dwelling units.